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Zuzana Caputova Wins Presidential Race

Zuzana Caputova Wins Presidential Race

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Zuzana Caputova accepts her election as the fifth president of the Slovak Republic with great humility and points out that Slovakia is calling for a change, TASR learnt on early Sunday. The president-elect wants to pursue cooperation and unity, pledging to vie also for the trust

Sefcovic Congratulates Caputova on Victory, Sends Her Flowers

Sefcovic Congratulates Caputova on Victory, Sends Her Flowers

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Presidential candidate Maros Sefcovic congratulated his opposite number Zuzana Caputova on her victory in the 2019 presidential election on late Saturday (March 30). After processing more than 95 percent of polling stations results, Caputova maintains a lead on Sefcovic of more than 15 percent. Sefcovic also

Opposition Wants to Oust Transport Minister Ersek, Submits Signatures

Opposition Wants to Oust Transport Minister Ersek, Submits Signatures

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) will face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, as the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has managed to collect enough signatures to initiate an extraordinary session for this purpose, TASR learnt on Friday. SaS accuses Ersek of stopping the

Opposition Sees Red Flags in Retirement Caps, Coalition Wants to Help People

Opposition Sees Red Flags in Retirement Caps, Coalition Wants to Help People

Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) – Lawmakers are diverging in their views regarding the retirement age caps at 64, as the constitutional amendment was passed in Parliament with the votes of Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS), We Are Family, People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) and five independents on Thursday. On the

Fico: I See No Reason for Early Election, Coalition Alive and Well

Fico: I See No Reason for Early Election, Coalition Alive and Well

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – Smer-SD chair Robert Fico sees absolutely no reason for an early election and finds it responsible to continue, particularly when the coalition is functional as it is, TASR learnt on Tuesday. “We have a functioning coalition. All it took was to hold a single constructive session

Harabin Files Complaint With Constitutional Court Over Presidential Election

Harabin Files Complaint With Constitutional Court Over Presidential Election

Bratislava, March 25 (TASR) – Unsuccessful presidential candidate Stefan Harabin is lodging a complaint with the Constitutional Court, as he believes that the first round of the presidential election wasn’t held in a constitutional and lawful fashion, TASR learnt on Monday. “I’m lodging a constitutional complaint with respect to

Political Analyst: No Surprise in Presidential Election Results

Political Analyst: No Surprise in Presidential Election Results

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – No surprise took place in the first round of the 2019 presidential election, claimed political analyst Darina Malova on Sunday. Maros Sefcovic, who will square off against Zuzana Caputova in the second round, might manage to reach out to Smer-SD and Slovak National Party (SNS) voters